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An up-close photograph showing the details of the cassava flour production. There are cassva in a large pot and on the ground as well as several bowls around them.

Making rope of cocoanut fiber - rope about 75 yds. long. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 5, 1920]

Making rope of cocoanut fiber - rope about 75 yds. long - from rope side. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 5, 1920]

This interview features the same man from Tape 13 listening and commenting on the George C. Barker interviews with pachuco language speakers. He makes a variety of observations about pachucos, drawing on his experiences while citing articles and…

In this second interview, a male born in Brownsville, Texas in 1926, discusses his life experiences further. He begins by speaking more about his youth. As a child, since he often helped his parents pick crops, he was not able to receive a…

A male born in 1926 in Brownsville, Texas, speaks about his life history and experiences. He explains that he and his family were migrant farmworkers who mainly picked cotton. He details some of his experiences as a pachuco, and starts by telling the…

Wild mango. These are natural size. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 7, 1920]